Harvey H. Johnson
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Harvey Hull Johnson (September 7, 1808 – February 4, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1853 to 1855.
Biography
Born in West Rutland, Vermont, Johnson attended the common schools and Middlebury Academy. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio. Postmaster of Akron in 1837. He moved to Ashland, Ohio, about 1848.
Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854. He moved to Minnesota in 1855 and settled in Winona. He resumed the practice of law. He served as president of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad during its construction to Rochester. He moved to Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1865 and engaged in the practice of law. He served as mayor and city justice 1867-1870.
Death
He died in Owatonna, Minnesota, February 4, 1896. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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- People from West Rutland, Vermont
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- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
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